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John Ebenezer Allen

Birth	:	15 Sep 1910 Arispe, Union County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 May 1971 Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.0699997, -101.5318985
Description	:	John E. Allen Sept 15,1910-May 20,1971 John Ebenezer Allen, Allston precinct farmer and rancher and Benkelman resident passed away at the Presbyterian Medical Center in Denver on Thursday, May 20th after undergoing heart surgery. He was 60 years, eight months and five days of age at the time of his death. He had been plagued with a heart ailment for about ten years which grew progressively worse as the years passed. He went to Denver in April for a medical examination in which heart surgery was recommended and scheduled for Thursday, May 20. He was highly optimistic about the... Read More	John E. Allen Sept 15,1910-May 20,1971 John Ebenezer Allen, Allston precinct farmer and rancher and Benkelman resident passed away at the Presbyterian Medical Center in Denver on Thursday, May 20th after undergoing heart surgery. He was 60 years, eight months and five days of age at the time of his death. He had been plagued with a heart ailment for about ten years which grew progressively worse as the years passed. He went to Denver in April for a medical examination in which heart surgery was recommended and scheduled for Thursday, May 20. He was highly optimistic about the outcome when he went to the mile high city last Tuesday to prepare for surgery and looked forward to resuming his share of the responsibility in the operation of the farming and livestock partnership he and his brother, Walter, had in Allston precinct. John was the eldest son of Marshall Grant and Leota Priest Allen and was born in Shannon City, Iowa on September 15, 1910. He accompanied his parents to Dundy county the following year and spent most of his life here. After graduating from Benkelman high school he spent the next five years helping Dundy county farmers in the pursuit of their agricultural interests and cultivated a wide and favorable acquaintance in the region. He migrated to California in 1937 where he was employed on corporate ranches near Bakersfield and Button Willow for the next four-years. He was drafted into the U. S. Army during the first call in 1940 and after taking basic training at Fort Ord, California received his honorable discharge from the service. He returned home in 1841 and continued his agricultural pursuits as well as acquiring his first quarter of land in Allston pre-precinct. After Walter's discharge from the Army in 1946, the brothers joined in a very successful land acquisition and farming operation partnership. After the retirement of the men's father, John continued to live on the home place until he suffered his first heart attack, after which he moved to Benkelman to live with his father, and commuted to his work on the ranch. John was an associate member of the Friends Church and a member of the I.0.0.F. Lodge No. 361. He was active in lodge affairs and enjoyed his fraternal affiliations very couch. He was preceeded in death by his mother who passed away on April 8, 1946, and his father, Marshall Grant Allen on June 21, 1970. He is survived by two sisters, two brothers,; four nieces, five nephews, two grand nieces, four grand nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of friends. Funeral services were held in the United Methodist Church in Benkelman on Monday, May 24th at 2:00 p.m., with the Rev. Allan Martin officiating. The singers were Lee Gallatin, Ross D. Druliner. Jr., Ray Balderson and Robert Andrews accompanied by Mrs. Paul Erdman on the organ. Pallbearers were Gene Miller, Harold Penn, Arlyn Myers. Clifford Cady, Bert Porter and Lawrence Campbell. I.0.0.F. Lodge No. 361 was in charge of the graveside services. Interment was in the Benkelman cemetery under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home Benkelman, NE Post, May 1971

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John Ebenezer Allen's memorial is located at: Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA.
When did John Ebenezer Allen death?
John Ebenezer Allen death on 20 May 1971 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 40.0699997
Longitude: -101.5318985

Family Members:

Parent

Marshall Grant Allen

(1884 - 1970)

Leota Priest Allen

(1880 - 1946)

Siblings

Harold Marshall Allen

(1917 - 2012)

Walter Earl Allen

(1920 - 1980)

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